functions.php

<?php 
define("BASE_URL", "https://samafricaonline.com/sam_pay/public/");

function get_uuid()
{
    return sprintf('%04x%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%04x%04x%04x',
        // 32 bits for "time_low"
        mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff),

        // 16 bits for "time_mid"
        mt_rand(0, 0xffff),

        // 16 bits for "time_hi_and_version",
        // four most significant bits holds version number 4
        mt_rand(0, 0x0fff) | 0x4000,

        // 16 bits, 8 bits for "clk_seq_hi_res",
        // 8 bits for "clk_seq_low",
        // two most significant bits holds zero and one for variant DCE1.1
        mt_rand(0, 0x3fff) | 0x8000,

        // 48 bits for "node"
        mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff), mt_rand(0, 0xffff)
    );
}

?>